Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Progressivism
Was the Progressive movement more reflective of Jeffersonian or Hamiltonian ideals? What is your reasoning for this?
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I think the Progressive movement was more reflective of Jeffersonian ideals because the Progressives were trying to get changes made through the power of the government. In other words, they helped strengthen the government's power in order to reform the nation. Besides, the Jeffersonians also wanted more democracy and more rights for individuals than the whole.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Catherine. I believe that the Progressive movement was more in tune with the Jeffersonian thoughts because the whole thing behind the Progressive movement was to get changes made through the government. Progressives wanted more rights and changes for the people and wanted the government to help in doing so.
ReplyDeleteI disagree a bit with Catherine and Elisa in that Jeffersonian ideals focused on the local government and not a strong central government. Catherine and Elisa stated that the Progressives strengthened the government's power which is highly against Jeffersonian ideals of an agricultural nation of farmers without much government intervention as characteristically stated with "that government is best which governs least".
ReplyDeleteI would have to say Hamilton on this one because he focused on manufacturing and commerce and since the Progressive movement focused on reforming those particular sectors and a few social ones, the Progressive movement would be more reflective of him. Also, as Hamilton was a Federalist, he believed in a strong central government and as the Progressive movement is also about having a strong government influence to establish social/economic reform, he would be more reflective of the movement.
Finally, some of the prominent successes during the Progressive movement were the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the Interstate Commerce Act. Now, Jeffersonian ideals would go very much against these acts as they call for more government intervention and regulation of trusts or commerce, respectively. So overall, I'd say that the Progressive movement of a more central and powerful government intertwining with social and economic issues would go more with Alexander Hamilton who focused on the commerce and manufacturing sectors for improvement and reform.
I agree with Catherine and Elisa in that they tried to make changes through the government. Jefferson wanted to help out the working man or the common man which was what the progressives wanted. The progressives were middle class working people. Hamilton's economic programs were designed to help out the wealthy.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Derek,Catherine,and Elisa. The progressive era was more for the common man. Also, to enhance the industry as well. It is Jeffersonian because (like everybody mentioned) the changes were done through the use of the government. Like Catherine and Elisa said, the progressive was more of a change for the common man and his rights/privaleges. All was done through the govermnet, but not really through a strong centralized one though.
ReplyDelete-Edgar Paez
In response to Billy's post, the progressive movement was clearly in favor of the common man rather than in an expansion of government power. Although the IDs you listed would expand some temporary government power, the ultimate purpose was to ensure that individuals would not be manipulated by big businesses. Recall that Jefferson would concede that some government power was necessary in order to carry out his ideals of the rights of the common man. This can be shown through his actions of the Louisiana Purchase, where although there was some expansion of government, it was necessary to carry out the ideals that Jefferson held. As that is the case, I agree with the previous posts about the progressive era reflecting Jeffersonian ideals.
ReplyDelete-David Wu
I agree with Catherine, Elisa, Derek, and Edgar. The Progressive movement was more reflective of Jeffersonian ideals. Like Catherine and Elisa said , the progressive movement brought changes through the government. The progressives were middle class and were similar to the common man during the Jeffersonian period.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Catherine, Elisa, Derek, Edgar, and Sagar. I think the Progressive movement was clearly more reflective of Jeffersonian ideals. This is because the Jeffersonians were more about change as opposed to the Hamiltonians. The Jeffersonians were forcused on giving the common man rights just the like Progressives were for improving the rights of the people in aspects of the work place. The Hamiltonians however were more focused on giving the central government the power.
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